tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370199216985048391.post3477330121763515613..comments2023-09-04T06:03:44.325-05:00Comments on The Not So Simple Life: EA SPORTS Active ReviewRacquelghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05012977605666936597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370199216985048391.post-19541276360175663962009-06-16T14:01:52.638-05:002009-06-16T14:01:52.638-05:00Wow Byron...thanks for your addition to the review...Wow Byron...thanks for your addition to the review.<br /><br />Rachael, I'm not sure if he plans to do church architecture long term. He's not that passionate about it, plus he prefers residential over commercial work. But yeah, the whole organic/simple church thing is a struggle for him at work sometimes (even if we aren't quite practicing it yet). We are just thankful he's employed as of right now, though!Racquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418159917427259608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370199216985048391.post-17237255636869081252009-06-15T23:24:33.438-05:002009-06-15T23:24:33.438-05:00Congrats to Byron for getting more fancy letters! ...Congrats to Byron for getting more fancy letters! Passing those tests is hard I've heard so kudos.<br /><br />I had sort of forgotten he did Church architecture - does he plan to do that long-term or does he feel it's a sort of conflict-of-interest with being called to the Organic/Simple Church?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370199216985048391.post-29966601135649769912009-06-15T13:24:07.067-05:002009-06-15T13:24:07.067-05:00EA SPORTS ACTIVE is a decent game… Some things the...EA SPORTS ACTIVE is a decent game… Some things they could have done to improve it would have been the ability to play your own MP3 files from the SD card reader on the Wii… this would have done a lot to customize the workout – especially for music enthusiasts… or anybody how really likes to rock out while they work out.<br /><br />Also, the resistance band that comes with the game is not suited for a guy like me (215lbs @ 6'-0") … I definitely need more resistance… I will be modifying a resistance band we already have around the house… by modifying, I mean: The resistance band that we already have has a handle at each end rather than just a strap… They are great for normal workouts, but when you have the hold the Wii remote and the Numchuck in your hands during the workout, a strap is much preferred over the handle at each end. I will have to convince Racquel to sew a loop of webbing strap on to the thicker resistance band.<br /><br />The exercises take a little getting used to… not that I don’t know how to do a curl, but if you are not holding the Wii remote in your hand in the exact correct position, it won’t sense that you did the curl. Or, even better, when you place the numchuck into the special leg strap, you have to face the numchuck in the correct direction, or it gives you a little warning message when your little on screen guy fails to do a lunge – “YOU MAY HAVE THE NUMCHUCK PLACED THE WRONG DIRECTION”. The frustrating part about this all, is that it can detect that you have the thing in backwards… they really could have just programmed it so that if it detects that it is in backwards, then it will automatically reverse all of the motion inputs to correct the “problem”. In my opinion, the only problem was that the programmer was just a little to lazy to make this game truly user friendly. You can only ware the leg strap on the right leg and hold the Wii Remote in the right hand... But, they could as you at the beginning if you are left handed and would prefer to wear it on your left side. Again, this could have been the flip of one little switch in the game's program. <br /><br />So, it was a little frustrating trying to get the exercises to “work” the first time through, but once you understand how the game wants you to move the controller, you get the hang of it. But, when you are working out, do you really want to watch the two-minute long in game video about how to do a curl? -I thought I knew how to do a curl… just not the Wii way. I try to stick with it for the 30 days… by then I’m sure I’ll have forgotten all about the user interface. <br /><br />I’m too negative… it is a good game.BYRON GEHRIGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020199943649389354noreply@blogger.com